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dc.contributor.authorWang, Qilin
dc.contributor.authorSun, Jing
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Chang
dc.contributor.authorXie, Guo-Jun
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Xu
dc.contributor.authorQian, Jin
dc.contributor.authorYang, Guojing
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Guangming
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yiqi
dc.contributor.authorWang, Dongbo
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-15T02:29:20Z
dc.date.available2017-06-15T02:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep19713
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/339884
dc.description.abstractAnaerobic sludge digestion is the main technology for sludge reduction and stabilization prior to sludge disposal. Nevertheless, methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS) is often restricted by the poor biochemical methane potential and slow hydrolysis rate of WAS. This work systematically investigated the effect of PHA levels of WAS on anaerobic methane production, using both experimental and mathematical modeling approaches. Biochemical methane potential tests showed that methane production increased with increased PHA levels in WAS. Model-based analysis suggested that the PHA-based method enhanced methane production by improving biochemical methane potential of WAS, with the highest enhancement being around 40% (from 192 to 274 L CH4/kg VS added; VS: volatile solid) when the PHA levels increased from 21 to 143 mg/g VS. In contrast, the hydrolysis rate (approximately 0.10 d−1) was not significantly affected by the PHA levels. Economic analysis suggested that the PHA-based method could save $1.2/PE/y (PE: population equivalent) in a typical wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The PHA-based method can be easily integrated into the current WWTP to enhance methane production, thereby providing a strong support to the on-going paradigm shift in wastewater management from pollutant removal to resource recovery.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Macmillan
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom19713-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto19713-9
dc.relation.ispartofjournalScientific Reports
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental biotechnology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode410399
dc.titlePolyhydroxyalkanoates in waste activated sludge enhances anaerobic methane production through improving biochemical methane potential instead of hydrolysis rate
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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